Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too
Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism that may explain heart cancer’s rarity and point to new cancer treatments.
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Runners have finally completed a sub 2-hour marathon, but another running world record was recently smashed — this time by a humanoid robot. Here’s how.
The D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes.
Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?
Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don’t
How Trump’s EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump
In the midst of an energy crisis, countries make plans to ditch oil, gas and coal
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways
Prenatal surgery for spina bifida may get a boost from stem cells
A clinical trial for spina bifida treatment suggests that a surgical approach relying on stem cells is safe for patients. Its efficacy is still being
Used SpaceX rocket could crash into the moon’s Einstein crater this summer, report predicts
Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but
Early data links Wegovy to risk of ‘eye stroke’ — here’s what to know
A rare form of vision loss has been linked to certain GLP-1s, but more so to Wegovy than to other weight-loss drugs in this class.
‘We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past’: Malaria influenced early humans’ migrations across Africa, study suggests
Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.
A Gently Glowing Galaxy
The barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image.
Why Math’s Final Axiom Proved So Controversial
How do mathematicians decide that something is true? They write a proof. Often they start with proofs that already exist, building on or drawing connections
What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?
Doron Zeilberger is a mathematician who believes that all things come to an end. That just as we are limited beings, so too does nature
‘Lifelong monogamy’ and ‘half orphans’: DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome
Burials from over a millennia ago are revealing how people lived in part of the Roman Empire after it fell.
Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing ‘a new type of volcanism,’ new research reveals
Mount Etna’s strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — making it unlike any